Senior medical students as assistants in medicine in COVID-19 crisis: a realist evaluation protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The assistant in medicine is a new and paid role for final-year medical students that has been established in New South Wales, Australia, as part of the surge workforce management response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligibility requires the applicant to be a final-year medical student in an Australian Medical Council-accredited university and registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. While there are roles with some similarities to the assistant in medicine role, such as assistantships (the UK) and physician assistants adopted internationally, this is completely new in Australia. Little is known about the functionality and success factors of this role within the health practitioner landscape, particularly within the context of the COVID-19 pan

SUBMITTER: Monrouxe LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8423518 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature